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chiselling

/ˈtʃɪzəlɪŋ/

Translations

chisellingnoun

chisellings

ciselageSens concret : action de tailler ou de sculpter à l’aide d’un ciseau.

Careful chiselling of the oak produced an intricate pattern.

Le ciselage minutieux du chêne a produit un motif complexe.

Additional translations

escroquerieSens figuré : action d’escroquer ou de soutirer frauduleusement de l’argent ou des biens.

Synonyms

chisellinggerund / present participle

/ˈtʃɪzəlɪŋ/

Used attributively to describe one engaged in chiseling or habitually swindling.

ciselantSens concret, en parlant d’une personne ou d’un travail réalisé au ciseau.

The chiselling sculptor paused to wipe away the dust.

Le sculpteur ciselant s’est arrêté pour essuyer la poussière.

Additional translations

arnaqueurSens figuré : personne qui trompe ou escroque; emploi courant, souvent péjoratif.

Synonyms

ripping off

chiselverb

chiselling

Gerund

chiseled

Past Simple

chiseled

Past Participle

chiseling

Gerund

/ˈtʃɪz.əl/

ciselerSens concret : tailler ou façonner avec un ciseau à bois, un burin ou un outil analogue.

The sculptor chiseled the marble into a beautiful statue.

Le sculpteur a ciselé le marbre pour en faire une belle statue.

escroquerSens figuré : soutirer de l'argent ou des biens par tromperie.

He was known to chisel his clients out of their money with false promises.

On savait qu'il escroquait ses clients en leur soutirant leur argent par de fausses promesses.

Synonyms

Definitions

chisellingnoun

The act or process of shaping or carving a material, such as wood or stone, using a chisel.

Careful chiselling of the oak produced an intricate pattern.

The act of cheating or swindling someone.

The accountant was arrested for the chiselling of company funds.

chisellinggerund / present participle

Engaged in chiseling; actively carving or shaping with a chisel.

The chiselling sculptor paused to wipe away the dust.

Cheating or swindling; deceitfully taking another's money or property.

They warned us about a chiselling salesperson who worked the area.

chiselverb

To cut or shape something with a chisel.

The sculptor chiseled the marble into a beautiful statue.

To cheat or swindle someone out of something.

He was known to chisel his clients out of their money with false promises.